Air Rum was an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 registered in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

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, though based in Amman

Amman

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, Jordan

Jordan

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, which operated leasing and charter flights out Queen Alia International Airport

Queen Alia International Airport

Queen Alia International Airport is Jordan's largest airport that is situated in Zizya area, 20 miles south of Amman. The airport has three terminals: two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. It is the home hub of Royal Jordanian Airlines, the national flag carrier, as well as being a...

, Amman.

History

The airline was established in 2002 as a subsidiary of RUM Group by Mohammad Abu Sheikh , who served as President and General Manager. Services were somewhat limited as Air Rum was on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union due to safety concerns. Air Rum became inoperational in 2008 and was subsequently dismantled, in favor of Petra Airlines

Petra Airlines

Petra Airlines is an airline based in Amman, Jordan. The company was founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of RUM Group , but acquired its first airplane only in October 2010...

, another subsidiary of RUM Group.

Fleet

The Air Rum fleet consisted of a number of Lockheed L-1011 TriStar aircraft, the last of which went into storage in August 2008, marking the end of the airline's business.

Incidents and accidents

On 20 September 2005, an Air Rum aircraft full of Gambian football fans heading for Lima

Lima

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, Peru

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 ran out of fuel so that the flight had to divert to Piura

Piura

Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. The population is 377,496.It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in July 1532...

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